Four area schools host basketball tourneys this week
Four tournaments run from Monday to Saturday across area high schools. Mexico Freshs open at 6:30 p.m. with Mexico B versus Moberly, Montgomery City freshmen face Bowling Green at 8 p.m. On Tuesday Fulton meets Paris at 6:30 and Mexico A meets North Callaway at 6 p.m. Wellsville JV finals cap the Wellsville tourney with Clapton facing Montgomery City at 8:30 for the title. Mark Twain joins Monroe City’s invitational, facing Highland Tuesday at 6 p.m. Knox County leads the Monticello-area boys division with Lewis County, Clark County and Monroe City also in play. Centralia hosts an invitational Wednesday through Saturday with Salisbury vs Hallsville at 6 p.m., Centralia vs Sturgeon at 7:30, Paris vs Madison at 9, and North Callaway vs Macon on Thursday.
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Bulldog Wrestlers Fall to Hickman in Home Opener
Hickman overtook the Bulldog varsity 28 to 25 in a Saturday home meet while Mexico won 33 to 13 in JV. Coach Bob Gooch blamed a few close losses and pins as key factors. Varsity season record sits at 2-1 with the JV at 3-0. next meet at Jefferson City Hellos at 6:30 p.m. in a tough matchup against Columbia.
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Jefferson City
Columbia
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Bynum
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Dennis Ardell
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Greg Boyd
Ali To Fight Bonavena In New York Showdown
Muhammed Ali meets Oscar Bonavena in a 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden as a step toward a possible February title clash with Joe Frazier. The fight airs on closed circuit and will be shown in 42 foreign countries, with about 19,000 in attendance and US$650,000 gate.
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Garrett Wins Coral Springs Open With Nervous Breakthrough
Big Bill Garrett claimed the Coral Springs Open first prize of 25000 dollars with a final round 69. Lee Trevino led after the third round but could not sustain his pace, finishing tied for third at 274, 12 under par, while Arnold Palmer remained in pursuit. Trevino shot 71 in the final round.
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Montgomery Wildcats win home invitational tournament title
Fourth seeded Montgomery Wildcats defeated New Haven 71-63 to take first in their home tournament. Sterling Green led with 23 points while Tony Marteen added 14 and Randy Riddle 13 as Montgomery built a big second quarter lead and held on in the final period. New Haven’s Pehle scored 22 and Strobel 18. The Wildcats await Warrenton next.
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Randy Riddle
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Chiefs edge Broncos as Stram treats win with day off
Hank Stram gave the Chiefs a holiday after a 16-0 win over the Broncos to move within reach of the West lead with Oakland. Ed Podolak sparked the victory with a 6 yard TD run as Kansas City’s defense intercepted rookie Al Pastrana five times and sacked him six times, while Jan Stenerud kicked three field goals. The win left KC and Oakland tied at 7-3-2. the Chiefs next face Oakland in Oakland.
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Lions Hold Off Cardinals Behind Farr Ground Game
Detroit defeated St. Louis 16 to 3 as Mel Farr led the Lions with 86 rushing yards on 21 carries. Jim Hart threw two interceptions in the third quarter after St. Louis led 9-3, and Errol Mann's three field goals in the second quarter sealed the win for Detroit.
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Mexico Bulldogs Grab OT Win Over Moberly Spartans
Mexico (5-1) edged Moberly 59-55 in overtime after a tight game. Keith Campbell and Mark Thoenen led Mexico with double figure scores while Mike Williams connected on all 10 free throws. Moberly’s Mike Williams and Darryl Lucas paced the Spartans, with Lucas scoring 14 and McQuade providing outside shooting late.
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Mike Williams
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Arkansas upset by Texas in football clash
Texas defeats Arkansas 42 to 7 in a college football game. The list also notes Tennessee beat UCLA 28 to 17, Arizona State 10 with Arizona, Louisiana State 61 over Mississippi 17, Houston 36 over Miami Florida 3, Tulsa 26 over North Texas State 20, and Westminster Pennsylvania 21 over Anderson Indiana 16 in various contests.
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Blues Deal Defeat Injures Wings in NHL Action
Detroit's Roy Edwards was hospitalized with a mild concussion after a collision with Blues' Craig Cameron, adding to Detroit injuries as St Louis beat the Red Wings. Larry Brown also left with a back injury. Esposito led Boston past Pittsburgh, while Crozier earned his 24th save in Buffalo’s 1-0 win over Minnesota.
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Scobee Leads Cage Scoring in Mexico League Opener
Paul Scobee led scoring with 38 points as Lazy 5 beat Bull Moose 95 12 in the opener in Mexico High School gym. Jack Snell top Bull Moose with 5. Bucks beat Soulsters 43 38. Bobby Williams 17 for Bucks, Jim Gardner 10 for Soulsters. Next Sunday Greens meet Boothogs at 1 30 p.m. then Jaycees vs Runt Hogs at 2 50 p.m.
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MHS Bulldog John Reaves hospitalized after illness
John Reaves a 6 foot 3 junior at the MHS Bulldogs underwent tests and observation at Audrain Medical Center after becoming seriously ill following Saturday night’s game with Moberly. His mother said he had a head injury during practice last week and was also in pain in his left arm and leg.
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